U.K.’s Johnson Emerges From Lockdown Scandals to Face Economic Woes
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LONDON—A few months ago, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was fighting to remain in power amid revelations that he attended parties at a time when Britons were under Covid-19 lockdown rules. Members of his own Conservative Party were calling for him to resign.
This week, when Mr. Johnson apologized to parliament for breaking lockdown laws he himself set, only a handful of Conservative Party lawmakers demurred. A combination of luck, the war in Ukraine and the lack of an obvious Tory replacement for Mr. Johnson has ultimately saved the prime minister.
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